Comments on: Visitors and Residents http://phdblog.net/visitors-and-residents/ Andy Coverdale PhD Blog: Student Learning, Higher Education and the Social Web Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:33:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Top Five Posts | PhDBlog.net http://phdblog.net/visitors-and-residents/comment-page-1/#comment-3289 Top Five Posts | PhDBlog.net Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:22:20 +0000 http://phdblog.net/?p=510#comment-3289 [...] Visitors and Residents (7 November 2009) [...] [...] Visitors and Residents (7 November 2009) [...]

]]> By: About learning in virtual networks | Heli on Connectivism http://phdblog.net/visitors-and-residents/comment-page-1/#comment-3022 About learning in virtual networks | Heli on Connectivism Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:57:43 +0000 http://phdblog.net/?p=510#comment-3022 [...] also appreciate Andy’s blog. His post about visitors and residents remind my own but he can say things clearly. Then Dr Smetty tweeted about her blog including [...] [...] also appreciate Andy’s blog. His post about visitors and residents remind my own but he can say things clearly. Then Dr Smetty tweeted about her blog including [...]

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]]> By: virginia Yonkers http://phdblog.net/visitors-and-residents/comment-page-1/#comment-1126 virginia Yonkers Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:58:24 +0000 http://phdblog.net/?p=510#comment-1126 I guess one problem I had with the digital natives or immigrants was that fact that there was a uniform amount of knowledge in "technology". I have a greater understanding of the technological underpinnings of new technology than my husband or children. But I would be considered an immigrant. But the fact is that technology continually changes and with it the socio-cultural structures. I was on Facebook within the first year that it was developed as a member of our University. It changed drastically when it was "opened" up. My kids use it differently than friends and relatives of my generation. Within the technological structures, there can be multiple socio-cultural structures and practices. Just like habitat structures can be similar between urban, suburban, rural, and different countries, structures between technology can be similar. However, the town next to mine differs because of a different community feeling. Experience, ties to the community, understanding of communication cues between members of the community affect the way someone feels coming into a new community. My husband and I lived in a neighborhood for 7 years and never felt a part of the community and felt as if we were considered "visitors". However, our current community, we feel like residents as we know how things work, who the players are, and the subtle communication cues. I feel it is the same with technology in that some will always feel like technology visitors as they learn new technology. Some may always "fit in" immediately and be a resident where ever they go. Still others will be a visitor initially and then move to resident status depending on the technology and community support in using the technology. And finally, others will be visitors at some technologies (usually by choice) and residents at others. I think there is a lot more choice in the use of technology and a lot more community influence that creates trust in using a certain technology. I guess one problem I had with the digital natives or immigrants was that fact that there was a uniform amount of knowledge in “technology”. I have a greater understanding of the technological underpinnings of new technology than my husband or children. But I would be considered an immigrant. But the fact is that technology continually changes and with it the socio-cultural structures. I was on Facebook within the first year that it was developed as a member of our University. It changed drastically when it was “opened” up. My kids use it differently than friends and relatives of my generation.

Within the technological structures, there can be multiple socio-cultural structures and practices. Just like habitat structures can be similar between urban, suburban, rural, and different countries, structures between technology can be similar. However, the town next to mine differs because of a different community feeling. Experience, ties to the community, understanding of communication cues between members of the community affect the way someone feels coming into a new community. My husband and I lived in a neighborhood for 7 years and never felt a part of the community and felt as if we were considered “visitors”. However, our current community, we feel like residents as we know how things work, who the players are, and the subtle communication cues.

I feel it is the same with technology in that some will always feel like technology visitors as they learn new technology. Some may always “fit in” immediately and be a resident where ever they go. Still others will be a visitor initially and then move to resident status depending on the technology and community support in using the technology. And finally, others will be visitors at some technologies (usually by choice) and residents at others. I think there is a lot more choice in the use of technology and a lot more community influence that creates trust in using a certain technology.

]]> By: Andy Coverdale http://phdblog.net/visitors-and-residents/comment-page-1/#comment-1123 Andy Coverdale Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:52:06 +0000 http://phdblog.net/?p=510#comment-1123 You seem to be suggesting a correlation between communities and platforms. is this necessarily the case? I agree that an individual can engage in visitor- and resident-type activities in different situations, but is this determined by socio-cultural or technological structures? You seem to be suggesting a correlation between communities and platforms. is this necessarily the case? I agree that an individual can engage in visitor- and resident-type activities in different situations, but is this determined by socio-cultural or technological structures?

]]> By: virginia Yonkers http://phdblog.net/visitors-and-residents/comment-page-1/#comment-1114 virginia Yonkers Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:12:40 +0000 http://phdblog.net/?p=510#comment-1114 This appears soooo much more useful than natives and immigrants. It also makes me wonder about the students (regardless of generation) who are visitors, but we want to become residents. Does this also tie into online communities (i.e. you might be a visitor in one type of community, as I am to facebook, but a resident at another, as I am with ning)? How do we get people to become "residents"? I think the question of trust is a big issue. This appears soooo much more useful than natives and immigrants. It also makes me wonder about the students (regardless of generation) who are visitors, but we want to become residents. Does this also tie into online communities (i.e. you might be a visitor in one type of community, as I am to facebook, but a resident at another, as I am with ning)? How do we get people to become “residents”? I think the question of trust is a big issue.

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